Island Hopping

Island Hopping in the Dodecanese Set just an hour away from the island of Rhodes in Greece's Dodecanese island chain sits the tiny island of Symi. At about 22 square miles, the island is dotted with beaches and monasteries, but…

You know your Greek vision of white-washed, azure-capped, sun-drenched buildings in the Aegean? When we chose the island of Rhodes, situated in the Dodecanese, we chose an island that challenged the idea of the Grecian archetype. To be fair, most…

5 Things to Do in San Juan with a Few Hours to Spare One of the worst things about traveling? The dreaded long layover. We've mastered the art of maximizing a long layover when we have sufficient time, and many…

After my recent girls getaway to Antigua, I began brainstorming how I'd shape my post about the island. Top 5 things to do on a girls getaway? Best hotels to scope out? Something more broad about Antigua compared with other…

You know an in-villa dining experience is spectacular when you choose to do it not once, but twice, in a single week (with the same chef, I might add). Once upon a time, I eschewed the idea of a private chef as…

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About Me

Shannon Kircher

Welcome and thank you for joining along for my adventures. I began documenting my travels in 2009 on my former site, The Traveling Scholar, and six years later transitioned my globetrotting experiences here as I continue to juggle traveling the world with enjoying a full-time career in hospitality on the Caribbean island of Anguilla. I hope you find inspiration, information and insight in my corner of the world. My name is Shannon and this is my never-ending journey.